Judicial circuitsFY2018–FY2025
Eleventh Circuit
11th Cir. · 9 districts · Alabama, Florida, Georgia
The datafile contains cases reported to the Commission with sentencing documents. Sentence length statistics use the Commission's capped variable (sentences of 470 months or longer, including life, are recorded as 470 months) and exclude sentences of probation or a fine only. Figures are aggregates of past cases and are not a prediction for any case.
§ 1Districts compared
| District | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle District of Alabama M.D. Ala. | 1,677 | 90% | 50 | 46% | 23% | 27% | 4% |
| Northern District of Alabama N.D. Ala. | 3,762 | 83% | 46 | 57% | 22% | 18% | 3% |
| Southern District of Alabama S.D. Ala. | 2,344 | 94% | 41 | 55% | 19% | 24% | 2% |
| Middle District of Florida M.D. Fla. | 10,210 | 90% | 57 | 47% | 20% | 30% | 3% |
| Northern District of Florida N.D. Fla. | 2,229 | 90% | 48 | 45% | 23% | 29% | 4% |
| Southern District of Florida S.D. Fla. | 12,482 | 94% | 32 | 54% | 13% | 31% | 3% |
| Middle District of Georgia M.D. Ga. | 3,260 | 79% | 57 | 65% | 15% | 18% | 2% |
| Northern District of Georgia N.D. Ga. | 4,290 | 91% | 42 | 33% | 40% | 24% | 3% |
| Southern District of Georgia S.D. Ga. | 3,297 | 85% | 46 | 69% | 19% | 11% | 2% |
Whole period, FY2018–FY2025. Medians are of cases with a prison term.
§ 2Summary
The Eleventh Circuit covers 9 districts (Alabama, Florida and Georgia). Its courts sentenced 43,551 cases reported to the Commission across 8 fiscal years (FY2018–FY2025), 5,543 of them in FY2025; the Southern District of Florida is the busiest with 12,482.
The circuit's median prison term was 43 months (3 yr 7 mo), longer than the national 24 months, and 52% of sentences were within the guideline range (nationally 47%).
FY2025 had fewer cases than FY2018 (5,543 against 6,596). The median prison term was about the same in FY2025 as in FY2018.
§ 3Length of prison terms
§ 4Position relative to the guideline range
Within guideline range 52%Above range 3%Below range, government sponsored 20%Below range, other 26%Not determinable 567
| Measure | 11th Cir. | All districts |
|---|---|---|
| Median prison months | 43 | 24 |
| Cases with a prison term | 90% | 92% |
| Within guideline range | 52% | 47% |
| Above range | 3% | 3% |
| Below range, government sponsored | 20% | 29% |
| Below range, other | 26% | 21% |
§ 5Offence mix
| Primary offence type | Cases | Share | Median months | Within range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Trafficking | 13,151 | 30.2% | 84 | 35% |
| Firearms | 7,350 | 16.9% | 48 | 60% |
| Immigration | 7,328 | 16.8% | 4 | 78% |
| Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement | 6,582 | 15.1% | 24 | 48% |
| Other | 1,237 | 2.8% | 0 | 96% |
| Money Launder | 1,172 | 2.7% | 42 | 29% |
| Child Pornography | 1,158 | 2.7% | 96 | 37% |
| Robbery | 1,114 | 2.6% | 112 | 49% |
| Sex Abuse | 1,024 | 2.4% | 210 | 51% |
| Tax | 419 | 1.0% | 24 | 36% |
| Bribery/Corruption | 377 | 0.9% | 21 | 26% |
| Administration of Justice | 375 | 0.9% | 12 | 48% |
§ 6Trend by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 6,596 | 88% | 37 | 56% | 19% | 22% | 2% |
| FY2019 | 6,478 | 90% | 36 | 56% | 18% | 24% | 2% |
| FY2020 | 4,970 | 88% | 37 | 53% | 18% | 27% | 2% |
| FY2021 | 4,311 | 88% | 51 | 46% | 26% | 26% | 3% |
| FY2022 | 5,479 | 90% | 51 | 48% | 22% | 28% | 3% |
| FY2023 | 5,181 | 91% | 48 | 47% | 21% | 29% | 3% |
| FY2024 | 4,993 | 90% | 50 | 48% | 21% | 27% | 4% |
| FY2025 | 5,543 | 90% | 37 | 56% | 17% | 23% | 4% |
§ 7Questions and answers
Which districts are in the Eleventh Circuit?
Middle District of Alabama, Northern District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of Georgia.
How do sentences vary across the Eleventh Circuit?
District medians over FY2018–FY2025 range from 32 to 57 months. Offence mix explains much of it: the district pages break each one down by offence type.
How often are sentences within the guideline range in the Eleventh Circuit?
52% over FY2018–FY2025, with 20% below the range on a government motion and 26% below it for other reasons.
§ 8Provenance
Source: United States Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles, fiscal years 2018–2025 (US government works), aggregated by this site; the FY2025 file is dated 29 Apr 2026. Circuit is the Commission's MONCIRC code 11. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.